As Trump eyes Greenland, Danish king makes it bigger on his coat of arms

We need security and our country needs it and the whole world needs it,

he added, before the crowd start applauding

We have not been briefed on the nature of his program, and therefore this is a private visit,

Kleist told Reuters

Greenland is an incredible place, and the people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our Nation. We will protect it, and cherish it, from a very vicious outside World,

he posted on Truth Social ahead of his son’s visit

Dick Harrisonswedish historian

From the point of view of history, the fact that King Frederik X has decided to remove the symbol is a sensation."

Dick Harrison

Donald Trump Jr.elect

For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity."

In December, Donald Trump signaled his strength of feeling over Greenland on Truth Social

You know, we have something that nobody else has

Speaking about the wealth of U.S. energy resources, Trump said

It is about time that we ourselves take a step and shape our future, also with regard to who we will cooperate closely with, and who our trading partners will be,

he added

Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.”

But he was rebuked by the territory’s prime minister Múte Egede, who said in a statement in late December

We are all united and each of us committed for the Kingdom of Denmark. From the Danish minority in South Schleswig – which is even situated outside the kingdom – and all the way to Greenland. We belong together.”

Last week, in his first new year speech, the king said

When the Greenlanders, and in a sense also the Faroese, toy with the idea of achieving full independence, the royal house shows they support the state’s policy, which is to preserve the unity of the realm,

he told Berlingske

It is important to signal from the Danish side that Greenland and the Faroe Islands are part of the Danish realm, and that this is not up for discussion. This is how you mark it,

he told TV2.

The symbol survived the huge defeats in the wars against Sweden in the 1640s and the 1650s, the loss of Norway in 1814, the loss of Schleswig to Germany in 1864, the transition to modernity, the loss of Iceland and the German occupation in world war II,

he said

You know, we have something nobody else has. I mean, nobody has, to the extent we have it, and it'll be more by the time we finish because I'll be able to expand, you know, we're going to expand our country."

In a recent interview, he said

We must work to remove the obstacles to cooperation — which we can describe as the shackles of colonialism — and move forward,

he said